BOOTY CALLER: NIKKARI

[fullthottle]

BOOTY CALLER On Tuesday afternoon, Nikkari's clamshell will ping! from wherever they have it. Should they pick it up to see what all the fuss is about, they will realize that their RULEBOOK app has updated to version 2.0. Opening the app will reveal that there has been an addendum to the rules... but one that seems meant exclusively for them. No other survivor will be able to see these additions. They read as such: 1. Each week, you may call forth ONE individual that has PASSED ON to the realm of the dead. 2. You MAY NOT call the same individual TWICE IN A ROW. 3. Those called upon will only appear for a LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME and be UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE AUDIBLY. 4.The length you have for your call depends on the amount of SPIRIT ENERGY your HOST is permitted to TRANSFER TO YOU. 5.You may PRIVATELY CONFIRM YOUR ROLE if asked, but you may not FREELY OFFER THE INFORMATION to others. A notification will arrive the moment they have finished reading through the update. Its contents are no less confusing. U THOT U SAID GOODBYE 2 DADDY 👻😇, BUT TRUE DADDIES 👏👏 R ALWAYS READY 2 🎁🎁 U THEIR CUMMIES!!! 💦💦💦 ⏰ 2 GIVE DADDY A 📞📞📞📞📞 & B A GOOD, THIRSTY 👅 LITTLE 😻😽😻KITTEN😻😽😻 O҉́P̨͢È͟N̷̡ ̡́Ẁ́͟I̶̸D̕͝͠E Other things that are weird? The fact that the moment they open a door and walk through it, they will find themselves falling face first an entirely new location. Particularly, one that doesn't seem to fit into any part of the hotel, and absolutely not one that they meant to go through. As they regain their bearings and look at their surroundings, they'll realize that the door they walked through is no longer there. It seems like they have only one choice, and that's to walk through a decrepit community center until they reach their destination. It is there that they will find a familiar face... FULL NAVIGATION. locations ⯅ statuses ⯅ ic profiles ⯅ ic rulebook ⯅ thot report gift shop ⯅ murder proposals ⯅ private conversations ⯅ weekly curfew

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WEEK ONE

[fullthottle]

CHOICE

[fullthottle]

[Please reply here with your choice of WHO YOU ARE CALLING and TO WHAT EXTENT no later than 12 PM PST/3 PM EST ON WEDNESDAY so there's time to play out the encounter before the weekend proceedings!]

TALK TO NATHAN

[notaquaman]

[I mean, if you want to! Do you want to, really? In the main hall of the community center, Nathan can be found lounging above Nikkari in a lofty mezzanine, his legs dangling over the rails. His voice echoes through the space as he speaks up.]

Guessing you've got some questions about all this bullshit, then?

[uncleanse]

[ nikkari's day so far has consisted of: terrifying nightmares, the compulsion to fuck because of those nightmares, being granted access to some super secret extra rules, getting a nigh incomprehensible text message, and landing face first on the pavement when all he wanted to do was take a goddamn nap after all that.

it probably takes more than a few minutes for him to stop wishing for a swift death and muster up the energy to push himself back up. when he finally finds nathan, he looks Pretty Done, but hey. he's here. ]

More than a few, Young-san. Do you have answers?

[notaquaman]

Not a fucking clue!

[At least he's...honest. He smiles. This is fine.]

We'll have to find out. Ask away, compadre!

[uncleanse]

[ he's beginning to doubt he's making it out of this community center alive. lord. ]

. . . To start, why are we here? If I am not mistaken, this is one of the buildings visible from the ship.

[notaquaman]

It's my...

[Home? No, he can't call it his home, because that's not what it is, even if it's part of his wold. Nathan scratches his head, making a noncommittal sort of sound.]

It's a place I spent a lot of time at, back at my world. It just sort of manifested itself, I guess.

[uncleanse]

[ ... hm. interesting little tidbit. ]

... Due to your new role, perhaps?

[notaquaman]

Dunno what else it would be.

[He lets out a huff.]

Could've been somewhere nice, though, like the hotel I was staying at before I ended up here...

[uncleanse]

The ship already has a hotel?

[ like. maybe that's why? but whatever, not important right now...! back on topic!! ]

What does this place—and you, for that matter—have to do with the messages I just received?

[notaquaman]

This place has fuck all to do with it.

[He sounds like he was hoping that he wouldn't be asked that question.]

But I have plenty to do with it. You can't talk to the dead without me.

[uncleanse]

Mm... I assumed as much, given how I was unceremoniously dropped here instead of my room.

[ wait a sec ]

... So that much is true? I have the ability to contact someone on the other side once a week?

[notaquaman]

Yep. The clam tell-ith the truth.

[It's chill.]

Obviously there isn't really anyone you can communicate with right now, but we can run through how the whole thing'll go down.

[uncleanse]

Well... you have my full attention.

[ given that... he doesn't know how he's supposed to get back on the ship... ]

[notaquaman]

[You just have to go through the door, PAL. But it's fine. Or...is it fine? Nathan doesn't seem to want to actually explain. He starts to tap his foot in agitation.]

So, seeing ghosts is kind of my thing, yeah? Aside from being immortal. According to the saps of summonings past, I can temporarily lend you my power. Like, a watered down version, but, that's better than nothing, yeah?

[uncleanse]

[ fuck you grannyfucker you're gonna explain shit whether you like it or not! but that explanation gets a brief laugh out of nikkari. ]

How fitting, then, that this opportunity was given to me. [ he takes out his clamshell and opens it to the page of the rulebook in question. ] I assume that means you are the host whose "spirit energy" I'll be relying upon.

[notaquaman]

Yup, that's me.

[That's him alright.]

And it's up to you how much you want.

[uncleanse]

[ straightforward enough... ]

You also said I'd be able to "talk" to them—but the text here states they aren't allowed to communicate audibly. Does that mean the deceased in question will only be able to speak with their body?

[ "body language" is probably what he means by that. probably. ]

[notaquaman]

That's what I'm guessin, yeah. Haven't seen what it looks like, yet, myself.

[But it's the most obvious conclusion.]

So how much power you have gives you a longer amount of time to see them.

[uncleanse]

Hm...

I realize we currently have more effective ways of communicating with them... but am I allowed to try calling upon either Polly-san or Carlos-san for a hands-on demonstration?

[notaquaman]

Sure, sure, yeah. We can do that.

[Following this, Nathan just stares at him. Cool, cool. Cool...]

[uncleanse]

[ and he... stares back... hewwo?? ]

... Am I supposed to do anything in order to summon them?

[notaquaman]

[There it is. All at once, Nathan seems to burst alive with energy. Like it's been everything in his power to contain it all.]

Finally--finally you ask the right fucking question. Here I am, wondering when the fuck you're gonna get back to that part. Hey, Nathan, why's it say that you lend me your power. And if I can just up and choose as much of it as I want, why would I ever choose anything but the biggest amount? I'll tell you why! It's because it comes from my goddamn mouth!

[uncleanse]

[ if nikkari was a less patient sword, he probably would've stabbed nathan? or like? walked out of the room?

but no, despite the subtle twitch of his eyebrow, he seemingly shows no other reaction to nathan's outburst. instead, he calmly—perhaps even a little mechanically?—says, ]

Young-san, please lend me your power in order for me to summon Polly-san from the other realm as the "Booty Caller."

[notaquaman]

[Nathan groans.]

How can you be so...

[He finally tromps down the staircase so he can actually be on Nikkari's level, so to speak, and puts his hands on his hips.]

Don't you get it? I have to...I have to put my mouth on your cock!